‘For many such issues the simplest mitigation is to stop calling the buggyfunction. Killswitch provides that’: Experts propose Linux kernel “killswitch” following worrying recent security issues
Maintainers proposed a killswitch mechanism to temporarily disable vulnerable kernel functions at runtime via securityfs The feature aims to mitigate high‑severity flaws like Copy Fail and Dirty Frag until patches arrive, though it risks system instability It’s under community review, positioned as a stopgap measure—not a replacement for proper patching The Linux kernel could soon […]